Rebel

At this time, the Liao family's trilogy at the foot of the mountain was cleanly eliminating the rogues who were in a panic. Among them, 100 members of the Liao family rode forward and turned the corpses of the rogues over to look at their faces. He raised his eyes and seemed to see something, his throat moved, and he was nailed to the ground with a knife, and he could no longer make a sound... Seeing that the annihilation of the bandits was over, Liao's army put on their armor on the spot, cleaned the battlefield, and waited for the mountain The young master's news.

At this time, Gu Ao also received a message from the patrol guards arranged earlier: "The flags and drums are quiet down the mountain, and the bandits are all wiped out."

Gu Ao let out a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said to everyone: "The bandits have been repelled!"

As soon as the words fell, there was cheering in the mountains for a while, but Gu Ao was concerned about the situation in the academy, and summoned all the elders to say: "I have to go ahead...you stay here to collect the wounded, and everyone must return to the academy. One is quite a lot!" All the elders answered "Yes!", Gu Ao dropped his armor and sword, and rushed to Shanyun Academy on foot.

When he was about to reach the entrance of Shanyun Academy, Gu Ao had already seen someone waiting from afar... He saw that those people were armed with swords, solemn expressions, and neatly lined up. Knowing that he had complied with his own judgment, he quickened his pace and walked towards the academy.

"Where is Mr. Shan Yunzi?" Gu Ao stopped an elderly servant by the side of the road and asked.

The man pointed in the direction of Chengyuan Hall, "Go there, my lord."Gu Ao nodded, and hurriedly walked away, passing through the green and green, he saw the green clumps, the Chengyuan Hall, which had a long meaning, was now guarded in front of the hall by a line of warriors, the coldness was evident, its There is a word "Liao" written on the clothing behind the person...

Beside them, a jade dress also attracted Gu Ao's attention, it was Yun Ying who was pacing anxiously outside the hall.

"Young Master Yun, where's the teacher?" Gu Ao caught up a few steps and asked.

Yun Yang raised his eyes and saw Gu Ao, a trace of sadness appeared on his originally numb and gloomy face, and said, "It's inside."

Gu Ao was about to walk towards the Chengyuan Palace, but Yun Ang gently pulled his sleeves, Gu Ao paused, but saw a faint wry smile on Yun Ang's face: "Father told me to wait for you here..."

Gu Ao looked at Yun Ang suspiciously: "I'll go into the palace to find the teacher right now!"

Biting his lips, Yun Ang said, "Father just asked me to stay here, saying that he was talking to Mr. Liao, so you can't go in..."

Gu Ao was slightly taken aback: "...for...why..."

There was a sudden sob in Yunxie's voice, and he covered his sleeves and said in a low voice: "...you don't know why? It's not because your father knew that you were straightforward, and was afraid that you would argue with Mr. Liao... worried that Mr. Liao would harm you... ..."

Gu Ao looked at the guards of the Liao family standing in a row, their bodies were covered with blood and their swords, he couldn't help suddenly, like a fish stalk in his throat, he said: "...I..." Just uttering this sentence, Gu Ao was stunned. I can't even speak the words.

But at this time, Liao Quji was in the inner room of Chengyuan Hall, and it was time to talk with Shan Yunzi for three incense sticks. Liao Quji put on his armor and brought a knife to the hall, and saluted as usual, with the same expression on his face. Dai Gongqian smiled gracefully: "Mr. Shan Yunzi forgive me, it's too late to go."

Shan Yunzi sat upright in the hall, looked at Liao Quji, and said nothing.The old man's face was hidden in the gloomy candlelight in the hall, and he couldn't see his emotions clearly... Liao Quji waited for a long time, but he couldn't help but look up when he didn't hear any reply.I saw Shan Yunzi looking at him motionless like a dead sculpture, as if he had been sitting for a thousand years.

Liao Quji was slightly taken aback, and said, "...Mr. Shan Yunzi?"

What Liao Quji didn't know was that in fact, Shan Yunzi had experienced such a scene many times. The more times, the more the old man felt that the current scene was ridiculous and desolate... Zeng Zhengrong was no longer there, things were people No, the old man can no longer recall the arrogance of hatred and hatred when he was young... I don't know if the edges and corners have been polished by the years, or the toughness has been suppressed by adversity...

Shan Yunzi still remembers that when he was studying at Shanyun Academy when he was a child, a general from a poor family led the army to take advantage of the chaos and asked his teacher for the art of war... At that time, the senior brother fell into a pool of blood in front of his eyes, and the blade of the sword was cold. He pointed out that the next one was himself, and it was the teacher who held out the bloody bamboo slip book and presented it to others, but someone flipped through a few volumes and threw it at him, "It's nothing but me!"

After the armor dispersed, the teacher lay on his senior brother and cried bitterly: "...it is said that the academy has become famous, but is this reputation a blessing or a curse!"

At that time, Shanyun Academy had just lost the shadow of the deceased Taiwei, but at the same time enjoyed the reputation of being unable to protect itself...

At that time, Shanyun Academy was not the gate of the rich and powerful, but only a place for students from all over the world to study and study. However, the entrustment of the teacher at the end of his life was engraved in Shan Yunzi's heart: "The academy cannot be destroyed, it cannot be scattered... Do your best to maintain it... Until the day when the troubled times end."

Since then, Shan Yunzi has recruited students from well-known families, and this has reversed the trend of being coveted by people since the death of the Taiwei—but a big family is a big family after all, and it is not the first time that he has been turned into a master. .

Shan Yunzi worked for the academy for half his life, which can be described as painstaking and solitary... Finally, taking advantage of the chaos of the Eight Kings, he used his strength to check and balance, and made all the families reach an agreement not to invade Shanyun Academy... But such a seemingly high-sounding agreement, but I have worked so hard to obtain it, everyone can only see the glamorous exterior of the academy, and admire the straight spine and good character, but who knows the hardships inside?

The one-time promise back then, but now, is too fragile to withstand the slightest disturbance in the world.

"What Mr. Liao wants to say, let's say it together..." Shan Yunzi said lightly in the silence.

Liao Quji made a salute and said: "Today's help came too late, and it was too late for Shanyun Academy to be guarded, which caused this disaster; how about sending 500 people to patrol Yunshan in the future to ensure that the academy will be safe in the future?"

"You... are you threatening the old man?" Shan Yunzi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Liao Quji lowered his head and lowered his eyes: "Quji dare not."

"Young Master Liao... are you going to occupy Shanyun Academy?"

"Quji will not be disrespectful to Mr. Shan Yunzi, and I hope you agree."

"You did such a thing, and still let the old man agree?"

Shan Yunzi reached out to pat the desk, coughed violently, and his body was unstable.

Liao Qu rushed forward a few steps, stretched out his hands to support him, and couldn't help pursing the corners of his mouth in shame... To him, Shan Yunzi looked up to him, and it seemed like a high mountain that he couldn't get over. awe?

But now...the world is full of chaos. In this chaotic world, no matter how knowledgeable you are, you don't have soldiers or horses in your hands. Good luck!

Shan Yunzi looked at Liao Quji, and finally heaved a long sigh: "Young boy from the Liao family..."

"Go away."

How could Shan Yunzi not know that the world has been undercurrents since then, the academy was already in jeopardy, but now it is famous, like a three-year-old child walking through the downtown with gold in his hand.I have spent half my life working hard to get this result; but now, I can't even keep this result... But can I prove my clarity by splashing blood on my neck like my senior brother...

cannot……

Because, there is no hero in the world yet, so why give up!

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Liao Quji proudly stepped out of Chengyuan Hall, seeing Gu Ao and Yun Ang waiting outside the door, he couldn't help slightly curling his lips, walked slowly to Gu Ao step by step, looked him up and down, Seeing that his face and body were slightly stained with paint, and it was too late to clean it, he couldn't help but smiled and said, "Today, I don't think so, it's Brother Gu who became my good helper! You once said that you will report to the Yizheng Hall to rescue you Thank you, now you really keep your promise, it seems that Brother Gu is the one who slipped his words!" As he spoke, Liao Quji stretched out his hand and patted Gu Ao's shoulder with a smile.

Gu Ao frowned, turned away slightly, and said in a cold voice, "Don't dare! En is yes, today's matter is for the sake of the academy." As he spoke, Gu Ao stepped forward, brushing past Liao Quji, and entered into Chengyuan hall.

"teacher!"

Gu Ao rushed quickly, but saw the teacher Shan Yunzi standing alone in the hall, his face was no longer hale and hearty... such as his eyebrows, but only the brows and head of an old man... just listen to Shan Yunzi looking up With a sigh, he closed his eyes and said, "Shanyun Academy has been famous for a hundred years, and it is finally going to be destroyed by the old man..."

When Gu Ao heard the words, his heart was shaken, he bent his knees, and knelt down in the hall...

Seeing the teacher like this, Gu Ao felt heartbroken for a moment, and couldn't help but raised his head and said, "It's the students who are incompetent..."

Shan Yunzi smiled wryly: "...Why are you incompetent?"

Gu Ao's eyes turned red: "I know why the teacher won't let me in today... It's because the current Mr. Liao is no longer the former Mr. Liao; this world is not the same as before; Only a person can speak with a sword, I..." Gu Ao choked up slightly, "...I can't speak...because I have no power, no soldiers, and no wealth...From now on, I must keep silent, Until one day, when I have soldiers in my hands and power in my hands, I will be able to stretch my ambitions! From now on, I will never be able to speak freely like I did when I was young." As he spoke, Gu Ao knocked his head on the ground: "... ...Teacher...the shame of today...Gu Ao is deeply engraved in my heart..."